Rodent Regatta

This set of entries at the TextDrive support forum allowed me to turn Firefox 0.9.2 into a tool unlike any browser I’ve used thus far.

I don’t yet have it configured to launch my favorite text editor for viewing source or CSS, but that’s a small thing compared to all that the browser with several extensions will do!

Over a year ago, I asked for some specific instructions on how to create a ”very nice clean non-funky simple RSS 2.0.” To date, nada.

Right now, I simply need to know how to modify my feed templates in Movable Type – Atom and RSS 2.0 – so that two things happen:

1. Add an author to the feed so that my name shows up in FeedDemon when the RSS feed is read there.
2. Improve my feed so that anything appearing in the ”extended entry” field of Movable Type will show up in my RSS feed. In other words, I want everything I write to be readable in a news reader.

How? Where do I go? What do I type when I get there?

Roomba’s updated model finishes its chores and heads for its base station to recharge itself.

I’m still contemplating a major switch of all of my technology from Windows XP to Macintosh. If you’ve got thoughts about what the real essentials for a Macintosh might be, let me know. Here’s what I know I’ve got to have:

• Office
• Outlook (for email)
• browser
• spam protection
• virus protection
• spyware protection
• RSS feed reader
• photo editing (using Photoshop Elements now)
• text/XHTML editor
• TopStyle for CSS
• FTP software
• any other “must haves” that I haven’t listed?

Oh, and thanks for the help!

Over at the Textpattern support forum I’ve posted a question about the well-equipped Macintosh. I’ve asked about the proper software for replacing some key Windows applications.

I can’t command the audience that Paul Scrivens draws when he does one of his ”non-scientific polls,” but if you’re a Macintosh user and know the ”must-have’s” for a well-equipped Macintosh, I’d appreciate your input!